Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-02-09
FyPkRIESCE WITH 4 SILU,
The Alary eilous ChesPness of the Food II r,
ao.as-A Painter for Far,ner,

The Mar, eilous Chespness of the Food II Pro-
ducss-A Pointer Tor Farmers.
Mr.. George W. koiner, q leading farmer
and stock.raiser of Augusta county, Va, has
furnished the Stsunton VlndIcator the
following account of his experience with 0
silo:
"Lsst August put up a frame building
Il by L feet and l. feet high. The frame Is
inches planked up on both sideA The space
between was filled with sswdust l put in .
plank floor and covered with plank, with a
door in one corner at the ground. The build.
Ing did not cost over SO, with an estimated
capscity OF 80 tons ON August sd green
corn was cut Not having planted the corn
for the purpose and only a. an experiment,
I selected the lightest growth in the corn.
field. The corn WAS cut in half inch lengths
by steam power, and during the filing Of the
silo three men tramped the cut fodder -
tight as they could pack It The silo was only
half filled full, not feeling sure that this plan
Of house would keep it we'll The top was
then covered with one and half feet dry
wheat chat and placed loose plank, closely
htted, covering the entire top. Upon the
plank was put two feet Of stone The gable
ends were nailed up aud the Job was com.
rleted at q cost Of about 81 per ton.
"On December / opened the door at the
bottom made for the purpose OF getting the
ensilsge out l found It IN splendid con.
dition, except few inches around the sides
and on top. Fearing there would DO some
ensilage was offered to horses, COWS and hO2s
ALI ate 1t at once with a. much relish o. II IL
was green clover. After feeding the ensilage
few days to cows, they increased their flow
OF milk, besides giving q richer quality. The
stock, which have been fed upon ensilsge
alone, except access to . straw stack, have in.
creased In weight and manifest an increased
appetite aud taste for it 1t is said that green
clover, cut when In bloom, makes good on.
silage m green corn Clover that will make
one and a.balf tons Of hay will make 20 tons
OF ensilage PER acre, and corn that will max .
~ to 80 bushels per acre will make about 25
tons ensilage.
"The use Of enslage will produce rsvo.
present low prices, demanding . change
from the old management OF stock. raising,
ensilage il the one great penacea for the
stock.raiser. Instead Of selling wheat at less
than cost OF production, beef can be grown at
almost half the cost under the present
management Cattle will thrive and grow
through the winter ~ In summer, and q steer
raised on ensilage during the winter months,
at two years old would be about a. large a.
at three under the ordinary regime, thus
saving years feed. 1t will open up the
dairy business In new light Milk and
butter can be produced in the same quantity
and cost In winter a. In summer.
Writer'S on the subject who have fed on.
sllage, claim that one acre Of heavy clover OF
corn ennilage will feed four cows elk months;
n 1t will only keep half that number It will
be wonderful Improvement upon the pres
ent way OF wintering stock. Stock have been
| fsttened upon ensilags exclusively.
"Sir J. H. Lawes, the eminent English
| aGriculturist after experimenting with On
silage, says It loses only one tenth of It's nu
tritive value ~ compared TO its green state
Ensilage II rich In Albuminoids and nitro
genous substance, and the process OF fermsn
tston which II undergoes In the silo 10 said 4
take the place Of one degree In digestion.
"The idea that silo II expensive has do
TERED many farmers from trying It Tn,
soove-described plan 10 ~ cheap q can b(
made and has proven to keep enAilsge abou
~ well q the more expensive underground
planA The silO has come TO stay and vii
enable every farmer who uses II to keel
| double the number OF stock and keep then
much better ana ut less cost Ii 10 q appli
cable to sheep husbandry ~ any other stock
and hogs are said to winter very well upol
it."